Steel for guitars



.Patented June s, 1920. Y

MUNI ,v'l Wfl' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

'MAX NEFT, 0F SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

STEEL ron GUITARS.

Application filed August 13, 1919.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, MAX Nnra, a citizen of the United States, residingat Seattle, in the county of King and State of lVashington, haveinvented certain'new and useful lmprovements in Steels for Guitars, ofwhich the following is a'specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in steels forHawaiian guitors.

An object of the invention is to produce such a steel which eliminatesthe rasping sound often caused by the steel sliding over thc wire.

In the present form of steel, the construetion is solid and the steel,as drawn over thek strings of the guitar, causes a rasping sound and anuneven tone. The bass strings being wire wound have a certain roughnessof surface and consequently wear with a certain degree of rapidity whena solid steel is used.

To overcome the above objection, lhhave supplied steel, the contact faceof which is a roller suitably mounted and which accordingly will notrasp but gives a smooth mellew tons and practically eliminates all wearupon the strings.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent duringthe course of the following description.

ln the accompanying drawings forming a part of 'this specification andin which like numerals are employed to designate like arts throughoutthe same,

Figure 1 is a perspective showing my steel in use upon a guitar,

2 is an enlarged perspective of the steel,

F 3 is an end elevation thereof,

Fig. 4 is a side elevation, partly in section, and,

Fig. 5 is a section taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 4. Y

leferring now more particularly to the drawings, the numeral 10indicates a guitar and the numeral 11, a steel for use upon the strings12, of the guitar.

The steel 11 comprises a body portion 12 having a rabbet 13, formed inone of the longitudinal edges thereof. The rabbet 13 in the body portionforms two depending Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June s, 1920.

serial No. 317,304.

arms 14 and 15, between which is positioned a rotatable roller 16. Thesurfaceof the roller 16 is extremely smooth in finish, and the roller isprovided with a central aperture 17. The arm 14 is supplied with acounter-sunk aperture .21 and the arm 15 is provided with a threadedaperture 2Q. A shaft 18 having an enlarged head 19 and a threaded end2() extends through the arm 14, roller 16, and engages with its threadedend, the threaded aperture 22 of the arm 15.

lt will readily be seen that the roller 16 is rotatably supported andwill in consequence, give a smooth motion to the steel and consequently,a smoother and more even tone to the instrument.

lt is to be understood that the form of my invention herewith shown anddescribed is to be taken as a preferred example of the same, and thatvarious changes in the shape, size, and arrangement of parts may beresorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or thescope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim: f

1. A steel for stringed instruments, comprising a body portion, and asmooth roller mounted in one edge of Vsaid body portion and adapted toContact with the strings of the instrument to be played..

2. A steel for stringed instruments, comprising a body portion having arecess formed in one edge, and a smooth roller mounted in said recessand adapted to con tact with the strings of the instrument to be yplayed.

3. A steel for stringed instruments, comprising a body portion,outwardly extending arms arranged on the body portion, said arms beingpositioned to form a recess in the body portion, and a smooth rollermounted in said recess and adapted to contact with the strings of theinstrument to be played. Y

In testimony whereof Iv affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MAX NEFT.

Witnesses:

W. E. FROUDE, H. M. CRAMER.

